Sentences with phrase «fueled by renewable energy»

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has long served as a brake on progress when it comes to creating a new economy that is fueled by renewable energy.

«Encouragingly, however, developers of power projects fueled by renewable energy are also seeking to enter emerging markets.

The completed project will not be commercialized anytime soon, but it does represent an important milestone in the push for a clean - energy economy, fueled by renewable energy sources, such as solar power.

But I could imagine a day when the entire energy mix is fueled by renewable energy sources, and then all of the hydrocarbon products — consumable plastics, the fuels that you need for long - term energy storage and heating your home in the winter — all of that could be derived from CO2 conversion.

Not exact matches

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

As he prodded the prime minister, Nye, best known as the host of the 1990s PBS show «Bill Nye the Science Guy,» and more recently for the Netflix series «Bill Nye Saves the World,» cited a study by a group called The Solutions Project that concluded Canada could live entirely without fossil fuels if it fully embraced renewable energy sources.

While Germany's official Energiewende strategy calls for a transition from fossil fuel and nuclear energy to renewable energy, and reduction of emissions by 40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, the recently formed German government is more conservative than the previous governments.

The change to decentralization is characterized by the deregulation of markets, decrease in renewable energy prices and departure from carbon - based fuels.

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

As growth has slowed, China must transform its export - led economy to one fueled by domestic consumption, become a leader in technological innovation, and power these changes with renewable energy.

Goal: By 2050, Canada must be overwhelmingly powered by clean and renewable energy sources — wind, solar, water, biomass, and the heat of the Earth — instead of fossil fuelBy 2050, Canada must be overwhelmingly powered by clean and renewable energy sources — wind, solar, water, biomass, and the heat of the Earth — instead of fossil fuelby clean and renewable energy sources — wind, solar, water, biomass, and the heat of the Earth — instead of fossil fuels.

This is done not only by supplying renewable energy from the closed anaerobic reactor, thus reducing or even eliminating reliance on fossil fuels, but also by replacing traditional, open, methane - producing lagoons, and by replacing power - consuming, sludge - producing aerobic WWTPs.

The waste water treatment and green energy plant at the $ 120 million Pacific Beverages» Bluetongue Brewery in NSW also provides valuable renewable energy for the brewery, reducing its dependence on fossil fuels and ultimately cutting overall energy needs by 15 per cent.

In her first major environmental proposal, Nixon called on New York State to commit to 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2050 — a benchmark that has been something of a Holy Grail for activists concerned about the warming of the planet as a result of the burning of fossil fuels.

We could make a bold commitment to invest in renewable energy, one that will get us off fossil fuels completely and provide tens of thousands of new jobs — especially in the communities most impacted by pollution and climate change.

«As a developed, industrialised country the UK has to lead the way by ending our dependence on fossil fuels, and investing in clean, renewable sources of energy which we are fortunate enough to be blessed with in the UK,» Christian Aid's senior climate change adviser Alison Doig said.

Not only will these projects benefit our environment by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and using renewable energy, but they are also creating well - paying jobs for New Yorkers.

The renewable New York of the future will be fueled by a $ 5 billion Clean Energy Fund which the administration is finalizing.

«Now that New York has built a foundation for the renewable energy system of the future, the state must double down by investing in the fight against dirty fossil fuels and fracked gas from neighboring states,» Cuomo said in his 2017 state - of - the - state address.

The letter amounts to a defense of the Cuomo - backed Clean Energy Standard which is aimed at having half of the state's energy come from renewable sources of fuel byEnergy Standard which is aimed at having half of the state's energy come from renewable sources of fuel byenergy come from renewable sources of fuel by 2030.

The Clean Energy Standard was part of an effort by state regulators to shift the state's reliance from fossil fuels to renewable energy over the next several deEnergy Standard was part of an effort by state regulators to shift the state's reliance from fossil fuels to renewable energy over the next several deenergy over the next several decades.

Having the Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface ski centers join The Climate Reality Project's «I Am Snow 100 %» program is in line with Cuomo's Clean Energy Standard, which requires that half of all electricity used in New York come from renewable sources, rather than fossil fuels, by 2030, the governor's office said in a press release.

David Tillman, a spokesman for Exelon, which operates the Nine Mile Nuclear Power Station, said the company has offered to provide Fitzpatrick's fuel at cost so it can remain open while state officials work out the plan for how to achieve Gov. Andrew Cuomo's goal to get 50 percent of state energy from renewable sources by 2030.

In fact, the bill Obama voted for raised taxes on oil companies by $ 300 million over 11 years while providing $ 5.8 billion in subsidies for renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative fuels.

Hawkins praised Stein's Green New Deal, a proposed plan that aims to create 20 million new jobs by transitioning from fossil fuel - based infrastructure to 100 % clean renewable energy by 2030, while also investing in improved public transportation and community - based agriculture.

... Stein calls for the transition of the U.S. energy system and economy to completely rely on clean, renewable energy by 2030, and the ridding of fossil fuels, gas extracted through fracking and nuclear power.

Organizations like the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) have kept the pressure on state officials — sending a letter to Cuomo signed by two dozen Albany County legislators opposed to the project's fossil fuel - powered status and holding multiple public meetings with the New York Power Authority to express their grievances.

My campaign is calling for 100 % Clean Energy in New York by 2030, including a complete ban on fracking, a phase out of all nuclear plants, no new fossil fuel infrastructure, and the rapid development of a clean energy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smartEnergy in New York by 2030, including a complete ban on fracking, a phase out of all nuclear plants, no new fossil fuel infrastructure, and the rapid development of a clean energy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smartenergy system based on distributed renewable energy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smartenergy production from solar, wind, and water resources and an interactive smart grid.

Environmental groups were at the Capitol Tuesday calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to put renewable energy ahead of fossil fuels in his effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.

The wind energy industry, where Britain could be a world leader, has been thrown into disarray by a published letter to Cameron calling on him to withdraw subsidies to renewable sources of energy and stick with nuclear and fossil fuels,

The Greens have long advocated a Green New Deal to halt all new investments in fossil fuels and to transition to 100 % clean, renewable energy by 2030.

Building out the full renewable energy system in New York in the next 15 years will create 4.5 million jobs while lowering electric rates to half of what fossil and nuclear fuels will cost in the next decade, according to a recent study by Cornell and Stanford researchers.

Papua New Guinea has pledged to become carbon - neutral by 2050, Nauru and the Cook Islands have steep renewable energy targets, and most others have plans for reducing the import of petroleum and other fossil fuels.

The 2005 Energy Policy Act mandates a minimum of 7.5 billion gallons of domestic renewable - fuel production, which will overwhelmingly be corn - based ethanol, by 2012.

By harnessing energy from the sun — «this handy fusion reactor in the sky,» he called it last night — getting enough renewable energy on the power grid and smoothing out energy generation and use between peak and off - peak hours, the nation and planet can shift away from fossil fuels» dominance as a power source, he told the crowd.

Details about the bills are scarce, Cho noted, but «for the third year in a row the Senate panel moved to zero out spending on the United States's contribution to ITER,» «House appropriators would cut [DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.&Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.&Energy] spending by 12 % to $ 1.8 billion,» and «the House energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.&energy and water subcommittee would boost spending on the fossil fuels program by 2 % to $ 645 million.»

This work is aligned with Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST), a new project established by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Previously, researchers have produced hydrogen gas in microbial - powered, batterylike fuel cells, but only when they supplemented the energy produced by the bacteria with electrical energy from external sources — such as that obtained from renewable sources or burning fossil fuels, says Bruce Logan, an environmental engineer at Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

By tweaking the smallest units of life, scientists are making bigger gains in producing alternative and renewable energy, with recent efforts aimed at molecule - level controls and promoting fractal growth patterns to create different fuels and improve efficiencies.

Electric power generated by renewable energy sources causes substantially less pollution than energy generated from fossil fuels, the report says.

And if plant life really does hold the building blocks for renewable fuels, it would seem that we are literally surrounded by potential energy sources everywhere green grows.

Still, fueling a vehicle like the Clarity emits less than half the CO2 released by its gas - guzzling counterparts for a given distance, says John Turner of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

According to Lester Brown, author of the 2003 book, Plan B (and three subsequent updates) and founder of the non-profit environmental think tank, Earth Policy Institute, the plan is based on replacing the fossil - fuel - based, automobile - centered, throwaway economy with a new economic model powered by abundant sources of renewable energy.

Nuclear power and most renewable forms of energy do produce greenhouse gases, and this is recognised in Britain by the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation.

The EIA says world energy consumption is likely to grow by more than 50 percent over the period 2010 to 2040, with fossil fuels supplying 80 percent of the total, despite a growth in renewables and nuclear power.

But by putting the targets into law and mandating a set of regulations — including requiring 35 percent of the country's electricity to come from clean sources by 2024; establishing a voluntary carbon market; developing incentives to promote renewable energy; phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; and forcing companies in the largest carbon polluting sectors to report their emissions — they said the results could be groundbreaking.

Sandia leads a number of other hydrogen research efforts, including the Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense hydrogen.

Shocks to ratepayers In fact, Japan's electricity prices are now among the highest in Asia, a condition created partly by high - priced renewables, but also by its heavy reliance on imported energy fuels following the closure of its nuclear plants, which provided 26 percent of the country's power before 2011.

Despite concerted global efforts to reduce carbon emissions through the expansion of clean and renewable energy resources, fossil fuels continued to dominate the global energy sector in 2012, according to new figures released yesterday by the Worldwatch Institute.

Gone are Obama - era overtures to address climate change by modernizing fossil fuel use and development, and embracing ambitious renewable energy goals.